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by Alonzo Garbonzo on June 6th, 2005

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Does roller derby have its equivalent of Babe Ruth or Wayne Gretzky, a legendary giant of the sport?

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  • by Stevie Hollywood on September 16th, 2008

    Stevie Hollywood

    Just a thought on this topic. My father worked in Hollywood, and was friends with Billy Bogash. He had a restaurant back in the 70's on the corner of Sunset and Santa Monica (technically on the corner of Sunset and Lucille). It was set back into the hill at the bottom of Lucille on the South side of the intersection. All I recall was very good steaks, and a true old school bar & grill feel ie; Musso & Franks.

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  • by ggonnigan on June 9th, 2005

    ggonnigan

    Joan Weston aka the Bomb Bomber/Golden Girl was the most popular skater in the league. She was co captain of the Bay City Bombers, and she, along with co captain Charlie O'Connel, were America's sweethearts and the foundation of the generational onslaught of the derby.

    Weston joined Roller Derby in 1954 out of Mount St. Mary's College in Southern California, where she excelled as an all-around athlete. She took the entire country off-guard as a female athlete. No one had seen anything like her, ever before. Her athletic image on televisions all across America, became the single inspiration for millions of young girls to peruse their independent dream, and follow sports.

    Weston has perennially made the I.R.D.L. All-Star roster since 1956 -- an unmatched record. She was voted "Roller Derby Queen" four times, relinquishing that honor to Margie Laszlo in '68. Weston received the womens' Most Valuable Player award in '68, largely for her "operation bootstrap" program to develop a young, inexperienced squad into a unit that could hold its own. In five seasons she has produced three Rookies-of-the-Year and placed five skaters, other than herself, on the league's All-Star rosters.

    Joan Weston died in May 1997 of Creutzfeldt-Jakob, a rare brain disease. She was 62.

    Other stars of the banked track include: Ann Calvello, Gerry Murray, Terri Anderson, Mike Gammon, Gene Gammon, Julie Patrick, Billy Bogash, Cathie Read, Janet Earp, John Hall, Norma Rossner, Ann Penderghast, the Atkinson family, Judy Arnold, Cliff Butler, Ronnie Robinson, Pete Boyd, Jackie Garello, Bob Woodberry, Frank Macedo, 'Cookie' Kadyra, Gloria Mack, & Billy Gardner



    Reference Links:

    http://www.baycitybombers.com/history.html

    http://rollerderbyfoundation.org/_wsn/page5.html

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